Secret Galveston: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1777552706327{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1589310703057{border-bottom-width: 5px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-bottom-color: #fece02 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”] A LOOK INSIDE [/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval=”5″ images=”98760,98761,98762,98763″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column] [vc_column_text css=””]Title: Secret Galveston: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure Author: Christine Hopkins and Heidi Lutz Size: 6 x 9 Binding: Softcover Pages: 192 ISBN: 9781681066455 Price: $27.00 For more than 150 years, Galveston has lured visitors to its Gulf waters and multitude of events. As a follow-up to authors Christine Ruiz Hopkins and Heidi Lutz’s 100 Things to Do in Galveston Before You Die, this book highlights the lesser-known facts and folklore of Galveston’s quirkier side. Some stories are part of popular sites on the island, but many are off the beaten path. For example, a store on The Strand sells antique glass eyes. The Miss Universe Pageant traces its roots to an island pageant. The only US submarine to sink a Japanese ship involved in the attack on Pearl Harbor is open for tours in Galveston. These and others are showcased in Secret Galveston: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Read these legends, lore, and history, then plan your own trip to Galveston to see what has attracted people to the island since the days of Jean Lafitte. [/vc_column_text] [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1746638549467{border-bottom-width: 5px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-color: #fece02 !important;}”] AUTHORS [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_single_image image=”98163″ img_size=”250×250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”” link=”https://reedypress.com/author/hopkins/christine-hopkins/”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1767889122139{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-color: #FECE0200 !important;}”] Christine Ruiz Hopkins [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_column_text css=””]Christine Ruiz Hopkins is a proud BOI (born-on-the-island native). She has promoted Galveston for more than 30 years, writing more than 300 blogs, hosted Galveston video series, and cohosted and produced Unboxing History, a video podcast presented with the Galveston County Museum. She also serves as a local tour guide and public relations consultant.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″][vc_raw_html css=””]JTNDZGl2JTIwc3R5bGUlM0QlMjIlMEQlMEElMjAlMjB3aWR0aCUzQSUyMDFweCUzQiUwRCUwQSUyMCUyMGJhY2tncm91bmQtY29sb3IlM0ElMjBibGFjayUzQiUwRCUwQSUyMCUyMGhlaWdodCUzQSUyMDcwNXB4JTNCJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTJGJTJBJTIwSW5jcmVhc2UlMkZkZWNyZWFzZSUyMGFzJTIwbmVlZGVkJTIwJTJBJTJGJTBEJTBBJTIwJTIwbWFyZ2luJTNBJTIwMTBweCUyMGF1dG8lMjAwJTNCJTIwJTJGJTJBJTIwdG9wJTIwcmlnaHQlMkZsZWZ0JTIwYm90dG9tJTIwJTJBJTJGJTBEJTBBJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGZGl2JTNF[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/12″][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_single_image image=”98167″ img_size=”250×250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”” link=”https://reedypress.com/author/lutz/heidi-lutz/”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1767889259596{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-color: #FECE0200 !important;}”] Heidi Lutz [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_column_text css=””]Heidi Lutz is an award-winning writer and designer who moved to Galveston for her first job out of college and became an IBC (islander by choice). Heidi has spent half of her life on the island, working as a reporter, editor, publicist, blogger, tour guide, and active community volunteer.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1592427732857{border-bottom-width: 5px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-bottom-color: #fece02 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”] PRESS [/vc_column_text] Editorial, Interview One Bills Drive – Atmosphere Press [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]An interview with Budd Bailey.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] 2025-10-22 [/vc_column][/vc_row]